The owners of Google and Facebook were both heavily fined for using cookies illegally at the tail end of 2021 by the French data protection authority, Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des…
Month: February 2022
An exhaustive guide to taking screenshots in Windows 11
There comes a time in everybody’s life when they need to take a screenshot on their PC. Maybe this is your first time, maybe you need a refresher, or maybe you just…
Tesla vs. robotaxis: Who’s winning the autonomous vehicle race?
We’re on the edge of a major social shift in mobility. Autonomous vehicles are going to change our lives. Commutes will be unrecognizable, cities will change, and industries reshaped. We’re still a…
US embassies were allegedly hit with high-power microwaves — here’s how the weapons work
Some of the cases of the mystery ailment that has afflicted U.S. embassy staff and CIA officers off and on since 2016 in Cuba, China, Russia and other countries most likely were…
Boo! Tesla’s recalling a feature that made its horn sound like a fart
A mere week after it was forced to slash the FSD’s rolling stop function, Tesla is recalling yet another feature of its vehicles. This time, it’s something called Boombox that caught the…
The autonomous Black Hawk helicopter is a terrifying glimpse into the future
This past Saturday and Monday, a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter took flight for the first time without anyone on board. Each time, the helicopter successfully completed 30 minutes of autonomous flight, according…
How to change your Android status bar
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. The smartphones of today are drearily similar,…
Android is finally gonna ask you about notifs before bugging you with them
Google released the first developer preview of Android 13 last night. This early build has some interesting new features like Material You theming for all apps, but thanks to Android sleuth Mishaal…
BMW’s Schwarzenegger Zeus has angered the Greek in me
What do BMW, the Greek god Zeus, and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? No, that’s not a fucking riddle, it’s an actual question. And the answer? A Super Bowl commercial. Yep, for…
The worst thought experiments imaginable
While the rest of us are doing good, honest work like podcasting and influencer-ing, there’s a group of “thinkers” out there conducting horrific experiments. They’re conjuring pedantic monsters, murdering innumerable cats, and…